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Whether on the first of January or the thirty-first of December, faith is a good word to end on

Posted on January 21, 2017 by mafalda

[As usual, for correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 5, 1508.] To Alison Cunningham [Colvin 1911, 2, pp. 305-306] [Skerryvore, Bournemouth] Jan. 1st, 1886 My dear Kinnicum, I am a very bad dog, but not for … Continue reading →

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My dear Henry James… the unpolished diamond is but a stone

Posted on June 29, 2016 by mafalda

[For correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 5, 1346.] To Henry James [Colvin 1911, 2, pp. 254-256] Bonallie Towers, Branksome Park, Bournemouth, December 8, 1884 My dear Henry James, This is a very brave hearing from more … Continue reading →

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It was a logomachy of my making

Posted on April 20, 2015 by mafalda

The Stevensons arrived at Braemar, Aberdeenshire, on August 2nd, 1881. Alexander Hay Japp (1837-1905), Scottish author, journalist and publisher, was known for some time under his pseudonym H.A. Page, and later as a biographer of De Quincey. In 1877 he … Continue reading →

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The handwriting is not good because of the ship’s misconduct

Posted on October 22, 2014 by mafalda

In France, RLS had met Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne, the American lady who was afterwards to become his wife. Her domestic relations had not been fortunate; and almost from their first meeting, at Grez in 1876, he conceived for … Continue reading →

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Whether on the first of January or the thirty-first of December, faith is a good word to end on

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My dear Henry James… the unpolished diamond is but a stone

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It was a logomachy of my making

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The handwriting is not good because of the ship’s misconduct

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